Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 114, 3 March 1911 — Page 1

The Palladium, Mao 19OOC Rflore Circulation Than All the Other Papers In Richmond Combined

RICHMOND PA AND SUN-TKLEGltAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. in. RICII3IOXD, IXD., FRIDA'i EVENING, 3IAKCII 3, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. MECHANICAL FAN SYSTEM REGARDED A VERY GOOD ONE Vanguard of Gotham's Bifurcated Skirt InvasionMW COUNTY IS A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH IS GIVEN IK LAND SCANDAL VERY WELL FIXED AUDITOR REPORTS EMPLOYED FRAUD TO PAY UP DEBTS

XTLAJDIUM

YOUNG

MINISTER

Dr. King Will Probably Find There Are Minor Defects, But System as a Whole Is Satisfactory.

RESULTS OF PROBE TO BE BENEFICIAL Schools Will Be Better, the People Better and the City Will Be Better, Lxpert Declares. The Investigation of conditions In the Richmond Public schools, completed today by Dr. W. F. King, assistant state health commissioner, reunited In the 'disclosure of but one serious defect In tho ventilating system; thut at the Garfield school, where four rooms have no foul air ducts. While Dr. King has made no statement to tho press summing up Ms opinion of the local school, he will no doubt declare In his formal report that the mechanical fan system 1a use in the schools here, with tho eiceptlon of tho 8evastoihl school, are the best obtainable and that the few troubles discovered were due to a lark of proper adjustment and manipulation rather than to the system Itself. An A wholo he will probably declare the school sanitary conditions here up to tho average of Indiana schools. "The schools will be better, the pcijile will bo better, and the city In general will be better because of the inspection," said Dr. King. Hcpcated'.y during the examinations he voiced his approval of the inspection, declaring It was a very good thing. Ho seemed to be confident that the results attained will le of great benefit, both in remedying the defects discovered nad In providing tho teachers and school authorities with information which will be of great value in maintaining a good sanitary condition In tho future. ' ,. At Garfield 8chool. The term a "bad situation" was applied by tho health commissioner to the lack of foul air escapes In four rooms, behldes'the office, at the Garfield building, and It was the first time lie had found fault or criticised any of the ventilating systems. In room No. D, he remarked: "I don't see how you could prevent getting bad air In this room." The GarHeld rooms were all found to bo receiving a sufficient quantity of air through the Intakes, but it was Mlnted out by Dr. King that with no foul air ducts the bad sir was simply being drawn out through the doors into the halls and Into other parts of the building to bo used again. Dr. King said he could not state with authority Just how the situation could be remedied, but he suggested the building of an outside air stack on the north side of the building to provide an escape for the two rooms on that side without ducts, lie will recommend In his report that the matter be looked Into thoroughly and be corrected If possible. Tho school board will probably be asked to consult with a prominent school architect and mechanical engineer. The rooms In which there are no foul sir ducts are numbers 2, 5, 8, and 9. and the office. Rooms in Basement. Two basement rooms used for classwork In the Garfield school were given particular attention by Dr. King. Insufficient light space was the principal fault i discovered. Itoom 21 has but 1-11 light space while Room 16 lias but 1-16. the minimum requirement being 1-6 of the floor space. Room 21 also has but 1 SI cubic feet per pupil, and room 16 but 166 cubic feet, while the standard Is 225 cubic feet. Dr. King declared that despite tho general belief that basement rom was unhealthy there Is nothing wrong with them provided they have proper ventilation and lighting facilities. The nlr meter test showed Room 21 receiving 40 cubic feet er pupil per minute and SO cubic feet per seat, and Room 16. 31 cubic feet per pupil. Upon entering Room 21 yesterday Afternoon when the principal part of the building was inspected. Dr. King remarked, "now you notice foul air." With the exception of the lack of foul air ducts In the four rooms and light space In the basement rooms, no ether fault was found with the Gar(Continued on Page Fight.) Pallcdium's Total Daily Average Circulation (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary Lists, for Weclt Unding Ftb. 1911. 6,792 v City Circulation showing act paid, news stands sad regular complimentary listdoes sol locludo stmpls copies. 5,755

r wmif&8 Ob Q fop JTJ t S f'

The vanguard of the approachiing bifurcated skirt invasion making their first appearance in New York. The three young women shown in the photograph, all correctly togged in fashions latest edict, the Parisian Harem skirt, took advantage of a mild day to take a stroll down Fifth avenue. Their mannish strides and still more mannish garments soon attracted the attention of the passers-by, and it was not long before they had the company of a considerable crowd of curious New Yorkers. The crush became so great that they were obliged to make their escape in a taxicab. They proceeded from Fifth avenue" to Broadway, where they again alighted and continued their journey afoot. The" Broadway crowd did not prove to be as gentlemanly as that of Fifth avenue, and the young women found themselves the center of a howling, jeering mob, from which they were again rescued by the timely appearance of a taxicab.

EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS IS SURE Only Thing Considered Now Is Date for Calling of the Session. (American News Service) Washington. March 3. With the Canadian reciprocity agreement sidetracked and the session of congress lending at noon tomorrow, President Taft took under consideration today jthe various dates suggested for the icalling of an extra session. Kven optimistic legislators declare '

that an extra session is assured. Thelmatlon 01113 oerore noon baturaay

President's first intention was to issue a can ror Marcn 14, but be was an

pealed to by men who will be the next 1 Bunry civil bill was taken up when speaker and chairman of committee on i tne snate met this forenoon, the apways and means, respectively, to defer Propriation for the existing tariff it six weeks beyond the termination board bpln" reduced from f0,000 to of the present session. He demurred. I $20.00- Senator Stone interrupted They proposed April fourth. A much!the 8undr' b,H to &ive notice that he

earlier date is likely to be selected. The president Is still working for the reciprocity agreement. John G. Foster, t'nited States consul general at Ottawa has arrived here on a summons from the President and a member of the Canadian cabinet is on his way here for a conference. A BILL FOR BABIES This New Law Aims to Prevent Blindness. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, March 3. Many cases of blindness may be prevented by the senate's passage Thursday of the Foor bill to compel physicians and midwives to apply a 2 per cent solution of nitrate of silver to the eyes of new

born infants which show any signs of ;voking rule S of the senate, he pointsoreness. This measure checks op-led out that no senator could make a

thalmia neontorum. the disease which destroys sight. This method of sight saving was discovered by Prof. Crede of Lelpsic in 1SS1. Before that time 'it was thought Impossible to avert the visiting of the sins ot the fathers upon the children. The bill provides that in case of failure of the physicians or midwlves to take the precaution of administering the prophylactic treatment, they shall be liable to damages for the sight their carelessness may destroy and are also subject to a fine. The bill was conceived and promoted by Dr. J. N. Hurty. secretary of the state board of health. It was brought up for third reading by Senator Kimimel and was passed without a dis senting Tots.

BEVERIDGE BREAKS STONE FILIBUSTER

Greatest Parliamentary Coup in Twelve Years Is Executed Today. (American Xcws Service) Washington, March 3. The senate, I after filibustering against the postoffice appropriation bill all night, agreed just before adjournment at 4 o'clock this morning to vote on a tariff board Dl" tomorrow morning. At a conference of leaders a program was At arranged to pass all remaining approThe Canadian reciprocity agreement alone may be left untouched. The would demand consideration of the Canadian reciprocity bill as soon as the naval appropriation bill is passed, which was adopted immediately following the sundry bill, carrying approximately $140,000,000 and passed at one o'clock. "That was the greatest parliamentary stroke made in twelve years," said Senator Hale today, referring to the coup by which Beveridge early this morning, broke the filibuster against the appropriation bills and forced an agreement for a vote on the tariff board bill. Stone of Missouri was talking and had agreed to hold the floor until six j o'clock this morning. His allies then went home to sleep. Beveridge and the friends of the tariff board bill realized if Stone succeeded he would kill the tariff board bill. In a moment of thoughtlessness Stone permitted Overman to move to take up the sundry civil bill. Beveridge saw his opportunity. Inmotion the effect of which was to take a senator off the floor in the midst of a speech, except Mith consent of the senate. The chair sustained the point. Then Stone, exasperated declared that he would make the motion himself. When he made the motion the effect was that he yielded the floor and concluded his speech. The motion was voted down. Then when Stone sought to resume his speech Beveridge drew upon hira rule 9 of the senate which forbids any senator from speaking more than twice on the same subject in the same legislative day. It was the rst time In twelve years the rule had been invoked. Stone looked dazed, a spirited colloquy ensued but Beveridge was sustained..

PERRY TOWNSHIP PETITIONS FILED Asks Remonstrance Against Permitting Any Saloons To Be Opened.

Sentiment of voters in Perry township is almost unanimous against the sale of Intoxicating liquors in that township as evidenced on Friday when a petition was filed with county auditor Demas Coe for a. remonstrance. It was signed by a hundred and forty-six voters, only nine less than the largest vote ever cast at any election in the township. Fearing that under the new liquor law someone might come into Perry township and secure a license to dis pense intoxicating drinks unless a re-1 monstrance was secured, the residents of that township a few days ago started quietly to draw up a remonstrance petition. The pride of the residents is that . there, never was. a saloon in Perry township since its organization, over ninety years ago. Powers of attorney-in-fact were vested in George S. Ballinger of Economy and he. together with some assistants scoured the township for signatures to the remonstrance petition. On Friday Lon Edwards of Economy, who was the first to affix. his signature to the remonstrance, filed the document with the county auditor. The petition will be presented to the commissioners on next Monday and if not grant ed at this meeting, then it is almost certain to be later in the March term. It will be the first petition of the sort presented to the commissioners since the legislature amended the state liquojr laws and for this reason attracted more than ordinary interest. MORE TROUBLE IN STORE FOR JOSEPH When the jail sentence of Joseph Schneider expires after serving four months for stealing coal, he will be tried for stealing corn and tomatoes from George Maish. a farmer, from whom he also stole the coal. The affidavit was lied this morning. So anxious was Jack Vaughan, of San Antonio, Tex., to see an insurance agent that he climbed over the fifteen foot transom of the American Correspondence school in the Kelley building yesterday, thinking it an insurance office. He was found in the room by an official of the school. The man got $10 and costs and 10 days in jail.

His Inventory of Possessions

of County, Prepared for State Board, Is a Satisfy ing One. WEALTH OF COUNTY IS ABOUT $800,000 Bonded Indebtedness Onlv $135,000, which Debt Will Be Wiped Off the Books in Five Years. Inventory of possessions of Wayne county, which was prepared by County Auditor Demas Coe for the benefit of the state board of accounts, shows that its holdings are of the value of $675,000. Perhaps if a careful appraisement was taken by experts the value of the possessions would more nearly total $800,000. This is due to the fact, notwithstanding depreciation, that some of the buildings, principally the court house, are more valuable commercially today than when they were built. This is because the material of which the buildings are constructed have advanced greatly in cost. With property on hand of this value the county is in exceptionally good financial condition in that its bonded indebtedness is but $135,000, and this existing debt will be wiped out entirely by May 2, 1916. The indebtedness, excepting current expenses which are small, includes $75,000 out standing on court house bonds, the last of which "will be due on Decem ber 1, 1913, and $60,000 of refunding bonds, issued in 1898, the last of which will come due on May 2, 1916 Value of Court House. Construction of the court house was started in 1891 and the building was occupied in 1893. The building cost $114,632, but its estimated present valu is lib less than $500,000. -This material increase is due to the fact that marble, stone, cement, steel construction work and other material used in its construction are in as good condition today as when the building was finished and could not be replaced for the amount paid at that time. A well known Cincinnati contractor and architect on a visit to the city estimated the value of the building at no less than $500,000 and said it probably could not be duplicated for less than $600,000. The square on which the court house is located is exceptionally large and the estimated value of the ground, $50,000, is regarded as its lowest possible value. The furniture, fixtures and supplies in the court house, together with the ground, make this possession total to no less than 1 $580,000. The County Infirmary. The county infirmary is perhaps the next most valuable possession. The farm consists of 320 acres, the land alone being worth between $28,000 and $30,000, it is judged. In addition the improvements on the land will make the institution worth in a commercial sense no less than $50,000. The present infirmary has been in use since 1841, but the original cost of the buildings and ground can not be found on the records of the commis sioners' court. A part of the woman's structure and a part of the administration buildings are the original structures, the value of the buildings being placed at $2,500. The fixtures the women's building and the administration building perhaps are worth $1,500. The building for men was constructed in 1896 at a cost of $18,6S9 and being in excellent condition is estimated to be of this value now. It probably would cost more than this now to put up a structure similar to the present building. The equipment in this building is worth no less than $1,500, it is figured. The dining room and boiler room was erected in 1910 at a cost of $12,300, being worth that now. Two barns were erected in 1900 at $4,500 expense, being worth that now, it is thought. The County Jail. The county jail has depreciated in value more than any other building. In 1872 the structure was erected at the cost of $29,800, the building possibly being worth $15,000 now. The real estate owned by the county on Second and South A streets, on which the jail is located is probably worth $2,500, while the jail fixtures are valued at $2,500, making the total value Of the jail $20,000. The jail for -women, which is an addition to the Home for Friendless building on South Tenth street, was erected in 1906 at the cost of $3,679, regarded as the present value. (The county does not own the Home for Friendless building.) There is approximately $32,000,000 worth of assessable property in the county, according to the information appended to the inventory. About .(Continued on Page Eight)

Two Officers of Philippine Government Are Vindicated Today in Report Made to Congress.

SUGAR TRUST ALSO GIVEN "WHITEWASH" Right of Nephew of Secre tary of Interior to Lease Friar Lands Also Upheld in the Report. (American News Service) Washington, March 3. A clean bill of health for those involved in the al leged Philippine land scandal was given by the house committee on insular affairs in a report presented to the house today. Two Democrats, Fordney, of New York, and Rucker of Colorado, voted with the Republicans, accepting the report which exonerates Secretary Carpenter and Commissioner Dean C. Worchester, of the Philippine's Commission for any blame in the Friar land scandal and declares the sugar trust had no hand in the purchase of thousand acres involved. Notwithstanding the apparent vindication of officials there are parts of the report which according to minority members of committee, and many members of congress present damaging facts against the officials. These members declared today they are unable to understand from parts of the report how a "vindication" can be reached by the committee and are saying the Philippine omcials nave been "whitewashed." How Report Reads. In the report appears the following: "The report shows that there are in the Philippines 7,70,000 acres of land in private ownership; 60,000,000 acres of public lands, property of the United States, asquired from Spain under the 1 treaty ot. peace, and 400,000 acres of Friar lands, property of the Philippine government purchased by it from the Friars at a cost of $7,000,000, for which amount it issued bonds to provide funds. Arising out of this Friar land transaction the Philippine government has a bonded indebtedness of $7,000,000, with an. annual interest charge of $280,000 thereon. A lease of public lands was made to E. L. Wor-

Chester, who is a nephew of the sec-1 last Christmas. He says that the toretary of the interior. The committee ! tal of his forgeries will not amount to

finds that E. L. Worchester, citizen of tho United States, had been for five or six years a resident of the Philippines. The secretary of the interior hesitated to make the lease to his nephew but the public lands act expressly provides that any citizen of the United States or the Philippine Islands may lease any tract of unoccupied, unreserved, non-mineral or agricultural public lands. Furthermore the committee does not think that an applicant can be deprived of his right under a statute by reason of being the son of a brother of the secretary of interior. Frank W. Carpenter is not a member of the Philippine Commission, but holds position in the government known as executive secretary. He has nothing to do with the leasing of lands. He was granted a lease for i 13,000 acres on a Talac estate, subject to certain conditions which are cited in the report. lie allows the Philippines to participate in the lease and at present holds only about 4,000 acres. BUILDING AND LOAN Bill Passed After a Heated Discussion. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, March 3. After a heated debate the house Thursday afternoon passed the Royse bill placing building and loan associations under the supervision of the state auditor and making other changes in the building and loan laws. Representative Hufford led the fight on the measure and made several unsuccessful attempts to amend it over the protests of Its defenders. The objections he raised were to the provisions requiring building and loan associations to maintain a contingent fund, with which to protect stockholders from losses the provision legalizing all premiums heretofore charged and the one giving them the right to hold real estate. Representatives Branaman and Thornton in defending the bill charged that the principal opposition was inspired by building and loan associations who feared to have the light thrown upon their methods of operation. An amendment offered by Repfresentative Wasmuth to strike out the section giving building and loan associations the right to lend money on personally property was voted down and the bill passed as it came from the senate by a vote of 55 to 34.

In Statement Jesse Seaver Says Temptation to Live Beyond Means Was Too Great to Resist.

WEEPS WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS MOTHER Will Resume Studies for Ministry in Prison and Will Write Poetry to Pay Off All His Debts. With a deep sob, Jesse Seaver, the boy preacher and forger, who went to Jeffersonville reformatory this morning to serve an indeterminate term of from J to 14 years, broke down and wept repentantly, when he was asked what he supposed his mother would think when she heard the news of his conviction. It was the first time Seaver had wept since his confinement, and many of the other prisoners paused a minute in the midst of their card games, and hilarious singing and their blase faces softened a bit In sympathy for the young convict. "Don't! Dont! Oh, God! don't talk about that," he implored the reporter. Then when he became more compos ed, he said: "I couldn't help it. lean see mother now telling little sieter how It happened that I went wrong, and see her making excuses to father for it. When they read the sews oh, I can't bear to think what they will do then. I have more regret for what I have done on account of my parents : and brothers and sisters, who are living in torture now because of me, than facing a penitentiary sentence." Intends to Pay "Debts." During his stay in the penitentiary he thinks he will make the time profi table by studying for the ministry and by writing poetry, through. -which he hopes to earn enough money to pay all his debts. Seaver regards his forgeries in a peculiar light. He says that tbey are his debts, every cent of which he will some time pay. On his acoount book these -are registered at "debts." Seaver declares that the police have misrepresented his forgeries, for he says he hart never forged a check until after over $157. The other "debts" he said are honest ones. "I want to make a little statement for the press," he said, after he had been cheered up. Then, expecting a long story, the reporter pulled a cigarette from his pocket and started to strike a match, but he was politely requested, "if it wasn't too great a sacrifice," to dispense with the smoke, for the young mfnlster-forger said it was nauseating to him. Seaver's Confession. The confession dictated by Seaver, with great emotion, follows, In part: "I consider it proper for me to make a public confession and explanation of the offense for which I am sentenced to the reformatory. In August, 1906, I was converted and called to the ministry. Since that time I have been try ing hard to do right and abstain from doing wrong. Up until a year ago my efforts had been attended with success. I have striven to do my Master's will and to lead others to him that they might be saved. "But about a year ago I came in contact with temptations which I was not accustomed to contend with and I yielded to their influence. I became extravagant and liberal with my means and got into the habit of contracting debts. Last fall I -was in college for one month, but left to sell book3. I was not as successful in this line of work as I had hoped to be and my expenses were greater thap I expected. "I made some unprofitable Investments and left some debts behind when I left school. My creditors demanded payment at a time when I was unable to settle. I have no reasonable excuse to present for using dishonest means, but I must confess that I secured money through fraud to meet my financial obligations towards others. At the time I secured this money dishonestly I did so with the intention of repaying when I be came able. I must confess that I did a very wrong thing In getting money through false pretenses. Prison Will Aid Him. "1 am exceedingly sorry that I have been guilty of the offense and am willing to suffer the penalty of the law patiently and like a gentleman. I expect this experience to be a blessing to me rather than a curse. The time which I spend behind the bars will not he lost for I expect to improve ev(Continued on Page Six) THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair- tonight and Saturday; continued warm."